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Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

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I'm a bit busy with work atm but it's good to see you again.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

If one were to look at Sangue carefully at that moment, they might have seen her vibrate along with her Scroll.

Silently reaching for her uniform’s pocket, she took out her small Scroll. Tapping it carefully with her prosthetic’s finger, she read a message sent by Gren. It seemed that he sent it a moment ago.

Her eyes slowly went through the text, making sure that she did not miss anything.

After reading it twice, she quietly put the Scroll down as she began poking at the Scroll’s keyboard.

Normally, she would try using a voice-to-text program, but Apophis did recommend typing manually. Considering her previous experience, simple things were just as important to learn as combat.

She was more used to flinging around her previous prosthetic, and even now, she had a habit of doing so. It wasn’t a surprise that she took a long time to type something discernible.

Subject: Re: Wild Cupcake Attack
I am fine.
I did not eat the cupcake yet.
I believe the professor is different.
My arm is fine.
Thank you.
How are you?

After checking her words twice, she poked at the Send button and stuffed her Scroll away.

She then turned to her cupcake.

Picking it up gently with her prosthetic hand, she turned to Lauren, and then at Bianca.

Opening her mouth, she eventually took a bite out of the cupcake, chewing slowly as she turned away from them. She proceeded to simply stare at the professor instead.

It tasted good.

@Write@Plank Sinatra@Lucius Cypher

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

As students continued to file in and enter the classroom, Sangue glanced between her cupcake and the students that came in.

In-between her glances, her gaze eventually trailed to the professor, who sat at the front of the class.

Sangue remembered the professor. If she recalled correctly... Lauren knew her the most. Turning to Lauren, who seemed to be in deep thought with her cupcake, she presumed they were friends. It wouldn't be a surprise if they were. Perhaps the professor blushed because she was happy to see Lauren.

She remembered what Mark told her at the bar.

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"Mark..." She asked with a cup of milk in her two hands. "Why... do people's faces... turn red?"

His eyes gleaming with brilliance, the blond man drank out of his own cup with his pinky finger sticking out. With a quick wink, he told her with a trash-eating grin,

"Cause they don’t want to turn blue."

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That was probably the first time she thought about ignoring someone.

Yes. The professor could just be happy to see Lauren...

Remaining quiet, the red snake's eyes trailed over the classroom again. Bianca fell into her vision quite quickly, considering how she was one seat away and there was no way Sangue could miss her. With that, she bowed to the white-haired girl in silence. She then turned to the classroom again.

Emerald was with two people, exclaiming something about cupcakes... and how they were good for one's energy.

A brown-haired girl sat with a bare minimum of interest towards the people around her, though a rather polite girl who waved at the professor sat near her.

And there was Gren, too.

Her eyes fell upon the big student, who ate the cupcake at his desk. He was alone.

Sangue tilted her head at him, observing him silently. She waited, remembering that he had a team of his own the last time she met him.

What were his team members like?

She wondered.

Her red eyes bore at him, thinking of what she could give him later. She could give him her cupcake, but she held onto it in case Lauren wanted to do something with it. And it also seemed like a rather lazy way of thanking him.

Apep told her to not be lazy, even if her efforts were not recognized. She took his word for granted.

Instead, she slowly raised her prosthetic arm. Not knowing if he would notice her, she waved at him quietly, the arm close to her chest. She did not have anything with her for now... so a greeting would be better than nothing, she supposed.

Heroes of Beacon - Contest of Champions

Sangue Naga

Name: Sangue Naga

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Race: Human

Weapon: Sangue wields a katana. It’s a simple weapon that is replaceable, but she makes it look rather frightening to approach. She can often be seen effortlessly tearing apart the limbs of people, regardless of Aura.

Semblance: Venom Instinct – Upon activating her Semblance, Sangue’s body is able to emit venom from her teeth. If she sinks her teeth directly into an opponent’s skin, the poison will kill them in a matter of seconds, leaving no room for the opponent to resist.

Personality: Her actions explain who she is better than her words. She naturally ignores people and refuses to speak- not because she cannot, but because she finds no purpose for it for the tasks she performs. She easily succumbs to bloodlust when facing opponents in general, and especially relishes in dismembering Faunus- just as her clan once did. Despite her fondness for settling problems through lethal measures, one could presume she seems to be lost on what to do with her own life, and that she is perhaps as instable as she is irresponsible for her actions. Alcohol enables her to speak more often, while consumption of antibiotics often reduces her cold personality to a morose reflection of her younger self. She occasionally watches families interact with an expression that can only be described as longing.

Appearance: With a body naturally built through the battles and self training, Sangue covers herself with a white-red traditional dress that draws similarities from Mistralian customs. She appears to be missing one arm and has no prosthetics to cover for it, and her face and left arm is painted with the marks of the fallen Naga clan. Some can consider her to be pretty, but they quickly retract the statement if she decides to stop leaving them alone.

History: Sangue’s whereabouts are shrouded with a lack of information. Rumors have it that her interests in bloodlust originate from her killing a man who tried to violate her. Other rumors claim she left her home after giving up in finding something valuable to her- perhaps her family, which she never speaks of. She now roams silently, mostly attacking any Faunus passersby for the name of her fallen clan and attempting to find something to truly fight for.

tl;dr of her change

Sangue does not meet Apophis or BASL at all.

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Sangue tried her best to understand what Lauren meant about not getting involved with women.

Sangue tried her best to figure out why women aside from Lauren were dangerous.

Sangue tried her best to remember what dicks were.

And in the most predictable outcome out of all outcomes, Sangue failed to do all three of them.

...On a second thought, Sangue believed she knew what Lauren meant by her third point. She heard Apep talk about it all the time, after all, albeit rather angrily...

Instead, she listened to Lauren attentively and kept her head away from the ceiling. She didn't want to hurt herself before Survival. With Lauren, however, the usual simple concerns she had often faded. BASL in general made her relax more just by their presence, though Lauren's excitement made that effect happen almost instantly.

Sangue continued to remain clinging onto the Negasi. If there was one thing she noticed, it was that walking with Lauren often resulted in Sangue appreciating the wind.

Except there was no wind. It was just her moving fast enough (or being moved, specifically) to feel like wind blew against her face.

When the two arrived at the Survival class, Sangue was plopped into one of the front seats with Lauren like a kokeshi doll. Glancing at Lauren, she watched Lauren fold(?) her clothes before freezing with a curious expression. Sangue, too, looked at Lauren's table, and then at her own.

A cupcake sat on the table.

It didn't look like it'd sprout out dozens of black roots to try and fling her across the room at any moment.

It looked cute.

As many as she had seen before, Sangue never tasted many cupcakes. Apep really hated sweets, so the closest thing she ate to sweets ended up being the black bean noodles she nearly burned her tongue with. Or perhaps bread, though she usually ate it with coffee. Though, now that she thought about it, parts of Gren's kebabs were very sweet. He called them "munchies."

She then remembered Gren.

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"...you could always come find me and I’ll try to cook you something up. I do it for my team all the time. Of course, bring the rest of your crew too! The more the merrier."

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"..."

Staring at the cupcake, Sangue wondered how he was doing. They weren't exactly the best of friends, but they had gotten along through the few times they met each other. And in those few times, he always did something for her. Whether it be making kebabs or practically giving her a new artificial limb, he offered many things, despite her reluctance in having him give so much to her.

...I should meet him again, she thought. And the next time they met, perhaps she could give him bread. Or coffee. Or perhaps both, if he did not dislike one or the other. And maybe she could introduce her friends to him.

Even if it wasn't much, she wanted to give something back to him.

She blinked as her thoughts trailed back to the cupcake in front of her. Lauren looked pretty happy with the cupcake on her desk, but Sangue remained silent and left her own cupcake alone. Instead, she watched Lauren with her idle expression while occasionally looking around the room. It seemed like she was looking for someone, though she remained quiet about it.

@Plank Sinatra@Lucius Cypher

Heroes of Beacon - Contest of Champions

Contest #34 Results

Silvan

An interesting take on classified Atlesian weaponry. The theme of the weapon is pretty simple, but I'm a simpleton for simple things. One of the features of the weapon that particularly got my attention on this weapon was the ability to gather particles and use them as a projectile aside from Dust. It can be rather niche in certain RWBY team compositions, but it still sounds like a very cost-efficient way of using projectiles. The enhanced effectiveness in long fights also seems really interesting to take note of, especially with how long fights can be pretty dominant in RWBY-styled fights. It's gonna be a nightmare to duel against.

Lazo

I've seen a Twin Axes + Hunting Rifle combo before, actually. This one beats the one I've seen though. Magnetism can lead to all sorts of funky stuff, especially when it's the axes being magnetic towards each other rather than just being a "it's magnetic to everything upon the user's will!!!" weapon. Also, making axes fly like boomerangs makes for a really amusing image. One thing I really enjoyed about this weapon is that you didn't go overkill on it and actually made it versatile by giving the weapon Dust compatibility in a sensible fashion. The Hunting Rifle seems pretty boring compared to throwing the axes around, but it was kind of stated that it's there for the sake of not making the user a sitting duck against other far-ranged opponents. I like this one a lot.

Azereiah

I like heavy weapons. With that said, this might be one of the few heavy weapons I've seen in RPs that doesn't sound like it has some godlike mechanism that makes up for its heaviness. It's a pet peeve of mine that I don't openly point out. Another thing I don't like seeing in heavy weapons is a lack of balance between weaknesses and strengths, but with that said, this thing's pretty obvious in how it's balanced.
It feels rightfully powerful to use, and I agree that it wouldn't be ideal against the characters in RWBY seeing how speed is really dominant amongst Human/Faunus characters. Some might find this weapon convoluted with the extra blades and whatnot, and the sniper rifle kind of feels like it could use more clarification to match the details of the lance part, seeing how it's inevitably going to hit like a truck either way. But the overall flash of a more traditional heavy weapon and its potential with a vehicle has me giving you a thumbs up.

Abillioncats

Whereas I thought Heavy Stinger was a weapon focused more on the melee than its ranged capabilities, Rosethorn would be the opposite in that it focuses more on its railgun than the blade. Ironically enough I don't have much to comment on this aside from that pointing out that the blade itself gets hot after firing the railgun makes the weapon's mechanisms flow together really well, and it's not blatantly overpowered. Dedicating heavy attacks you're sure you're going to hit seems to be what this weapon is going for, and I respect it for not branching away from that aspect too much. (Personally, this would be one of my go-to weapons if it were in a game.)

Crimmy

Pretty much the definition of a very niche weapon that still holds the potential to overshadow other weapons in its field.
The thing I like about this the most more than anything is that you went ahead and described the surface of the mixture of technology and Dust usage within the weapon itself, and how it kicks up when the trigger mechanism is activated. Don't get me wrong on this though, I'm not just judging you for "you included a bunch of stuff that probably needs research before you use it on something," I'm just saying that it's clear you put thought on how to make the weapon function without making it something we've seen before. You also made it clear you made the weapon feel incomplete intentionally without making it seem like you just skipped over details, seeing how the weapon's unique reliance on Dust isn't an orthodox one. The efficiency of the weapon may be questionable due to it basically being a literal one-shot weapon, but it's one of my favorites because it's a strange, fragile little gun that has defined strengths and weaknesses despite its incomplete state.
_{okay, maybe blowing up a bunch of shit in one shot isn't "little," but you get my point}

FlitterFaux

When I first saw this I thought it was like some thing you'd find in a MOBA game, with the trend of hooks there and whatnot. It certainly feels like a hybrid weapon seeing how it has multiple mechanisms stuffed into the heavy thing, though the one thing I'm kind of miffed about is that it doesn't go into how the sword itself would contribute to the weapon's other mechanisms aside from just being a big blade. The other aspects of the weapon are good enough to prevent it from being a weapon that leaves something to be desired, though, seeing how there's details on what the weapon particularly excels at through its hooks and Gravity Dust-oriented far-range combat. And I didn't really think about ever putting hooks directly on a heavy weapon,
but I can see crazy things happening when the user could be surrounded.

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FINAL CREDITS GIVEN

@Silvan Haven@Lazo@Azereiah@Abillioncats@Crimmy@FlitterFaux

(All participants receive 2 Credits. My personal favorite goes to Crimmy, resulting in an additional credit.)

Thank you for participating!

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

The sound of Lauren storming through a hallway caught her attention, though regardless of how quickly Sangue reacted, she wouldn't have been able to say "Hi" to her before the Negasi picked her up wildly.

Sangue blinked, her eyes slightly wider than before. As Lauren excitedly spoke to her like she was ready to take on anything in the world, the red snake wondered if she should tell her that she could walk.

After her Grimm Studies class, however, it felt nice to have the warm and bubbly Lauren pick her up instead of a cold, slithery vine of a giant angry plant attempting to throw her around. So she softly answered with a short "Yes" and a slow nod.

@Plank Sinatra

Heroes of Beacon - Contest of Champions

Contest #34 - Weapon Creation Contest

Judge: NarayanK
Type: Item Creation

Deadline: October 16

Weapons come in an endlessly large list of variety, whether they be viable or not by present-time standards. In this contest, participants must design a weapon that emphasizes the creativity or technical knowledge the participant holds. A good impression of a weapon is a good submission.

You do not necessarily need to build it around Hunter/Huntress standards. As long as it doesn't feel like it's completely out-of-character from the Beacon universe, it should be fine, and that's not saying much.

Though there is no specific template for weapons, here is a very barebones example template to give a headstart on those who might be wondering what to start with:

Weapon Template

Appearance of Weapon: (image or detailed description)
Name of Weapon (if any):
Type of Weapon:
Description:

Participating gives you two credits, though there's an additional 1 credit for scoring as my favorite submission. I highly advise not to base your submission off my interests, however, and focus on delivering an idea you are sure you can roll with.

Good luck. I hope to see weapon ideas you all may have. Multiple submissions may be made, but you will be judged for only one "main" submission.

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Time for a check up.

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Notices

A needlessly formatted list of things I wanted to post for a while now

• Inactivity

I have contacted several people about activity. If you have not responded to it, or have not logged onto the site for a prolonged time, I will have to make your character inactive. A simple message can suffice, but a notice will prevent me from accidentally removing your character from the Active list. If you have more personal reasons for not posting, please contact me if you have not done so.

• Eventual Minor Updates

Gonna be updating the Character tab eventually with some love for characters aside from students (If you have images for a character that does not have an appearance, that'll make things lovely). Also, I intend on adding more stuff into the first OOC page for multiple reasons, one of them being for clarity purposes on how the RP functions.

Seeing how my Discord went from being a channel that stored my Heroes of Beacon content into a general chat Discord, I will also be putting more info about it on the front page for potential newcomers. People who want to chat up but don't have access to it can hit me a PM.

• Contests

Can we have one already?

• Questions I Have to Ask of You All

• Would a banner exclusively made for Heroes of Beacon sound fun?
• Do you like the mission variety we have right now?
• Are you all communicating with your team? (If not, I suggest doing so. It's fun to know people)

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

@Lazo Welcome back.